A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:: Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Charles River
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: The Clean Charles effort brings together a variety of organizations and their diverse projects to clean the river for swimming by 2005.
Website:: www.epa.gov/boston/charles2005
Contact:: Robert Zimmerman, Jr.
Executive Director
Charles River Watershed Association
781-788-0007
rzimmerman@crwa.org

Project Name:: Ditch Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: A collaboration between academic, state, and federal institutions to better understand and manage nutrient losses from agricultural drainage ditches.
Website:: www.sawgal.umd.edu/drainageditches/
Contact:: Brian Needelman
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
301-405-8227
bneed@umd.edu

Project Name:: Barren Island Shoreline Protection and Wetland Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Virginia
Summary:: This multi-agency partnership addresses the issues of dredge material placement, island erosion, resource protection, and innovative shoreline protection in one tidal marsh/island restoration project.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration
Contact:: Rich Takacs
Mid-Atlantic Restoration Coordinator
NOAA Restoration Center
410-267-5672
rich.takacs@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Upper Valley Trails for Life
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: With Robt. Wood Johnson Foundation funds, Upper Valley Trails Alliance & National Park Service are promoting physical activity in four towns by using trails and doctors' "prescriptions for walking."
Website:: www.uvtrails.org/albd.html
Contact:: Lelia Mellen
RTCA Vermont Field Office
National Park Service
(802) 457-3368, ext 14
lelia_mellen@nps.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Cool Springs, NC
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: Over 2,500 of diverse forested wetland acres, located along the Neuse River floodplain and owned by forest industry, will remain forested forever.
Website:: www.dfr.state.nc.us/tending/tending_legacyoverview.htm
Contact:: Dr. Mark Megalos
Forest Stewardship
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
919-733-2162
Mark.Megalos@ncmail.net

Project Name:: Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Programmatic Safe Harbor
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: Safe Harbor agreement was established in South Carolina to address landowner concerns and to provide sufficient assurances to engage them in woodpecker habitat conservation.
Contact:: Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext. 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Lake Seldom Wetland Restoration Community Open Space
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: A rural community incorporates wetlands into a open space system. A multitude of partners pooled funds for acquisition and restoration.
Contact:: Bob Rager
City Manager
City of Holdrege
(308) 995-8681
brager@cityofholdrege.org

Project Name:: Mississippi Riverfront Trail
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The Riverfront Trail is developing 11 miles of recreational greenway perfect for hiking, biking, inline skating and the enjoyment of nature.
Website:: www.trailnet.org
Contact:: Kathi Weilbacher
Events and Media Manager
Trailnet, Inc.
314-416-9930 x111
kathi@trailnet.org

Project Name:: South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Twenty-five family ranches lead efforts for collaborative conservation to sustain communities, ranching culture and wildlife across 1,500,000 acres of native prairie.
Contact:: Dale and Janet Veseth
Contact Persons
South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
406-658-2504
djvsth@mtintouch.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc.
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: As an American Heritage Rivers “Keystone” projects for Louisiana, Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. is uniting the river communities of Orleans and Plaquemines Parish with a series of greenways.
Website:: www.woodlandstrail.com
Contact:: Katie Brasted
President
Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc.
(504) 433-4000
woodlandstrail@aol.com

Project Name:: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The 97,000-acre Baca Ranch (and senior water rights associated with such ranch) were acquired by the Nature Conservancy for ultimate disposition to the US to create the Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park.
Website:: nature.org/success/bacaranch.html
Contact:: Charles Bedford
State Director
The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
(303) 444-2950
cbedford@tnc.org

Project Name:: Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership is a dynamic partnership of federal, state and local governments, land-management agencies, private landowners, conservation organizations and others.
Website:: www.frftp.org
Contact:: David Hessel
Coordinator, FRFTP
Colorado State Forest Service
303.635.1597
dhessel@lamar.colostate.edu

Far West

Project Name:: Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan (JCIFP) addresses wildfire risk and opportunities for public education, fuels reduction and emergency management in southwest Oregon.
Website:: www.co.josephine.or.us
Contact:: Mark Sorensen
Director General Services Department
Josephine County
541-474-5426

Project Name:: Endangered Species Act Assurances for Private Landowners
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Private landowners with approved NRCS-RMS conservation plans are able to use their lands for work and conservation with a minimum of red tape.
Website:: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/OR/Biology/T&E/Tri-County%20Consultation/
Contact:: Ron Graves
District Manager
Wasco Soil and Water Conservation District
541-296-6178 x114
Ron.Graves@or.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Elk City Township Defensible Space Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Treating vegetative growth on federally managed land near homes and facilities. This action will reduce the potential and intensity of wildfire.
Website:: www.FramingOurCommunity.org
Contact:: Joyce Dearstyne
Executive Director
Framing Our Community
208 842-2939
joyce@FramingOurCommunity.org

Project Name:: Evolution of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Maui Invasive Species Committee, an informal private-county-state-federal partnership, works to prevent serious alien plant and animal invasions threatening Haleakala National Park.
Website:: www.hear.org
Contact:: Stephen Anderson
Natural Resource Program Manager
National Park Service
808-572-4480
Stephen_J_Anderson@NPS.GOV

Project Name:: Crissy Field Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Restoration project created a world-class waterfront park from a former 100-acre asphalt and concrete dump, raising $34 million in private funds.
Contact:: Greg Moore
Executive Director
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
415-561-3030 x 2228
gmoore@parksconservancy.org

National

Project Name:: Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Location:: National
Summary:: Through social marketing, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! simplifies this complex issue, makes it relevant to recreational users and empowers them with prevention procedures.
Website:: www.protectyourwaters.net
Contact:: Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov

Current Conservation Programs